Curtain-support



W. I. LEVI.

CURTAIN SUPPORT. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24. 1920.

1,35 1,9 1 9. PatentedSept. 7, 1920.

I 3 7% N m UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CURTAIN-SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 7. 1920.

Application filed February 24, 1920. Serial No. 360,745.

This invention relates to a certain new and useful improvement incurtain-supports, the chief object of my present invention be ing. toprovide a simple, inexpensive, and eficient curtain-support which may beattached in operative curtain-supporting position upon window-frame,casing, or the like not only with ease and convenience, but also withoutmarring or defacing the frame or casing.

With the above and other objects in view, my present invention residesin the novel features of form, construction, arrangement and combinationof parts hereinafter described and afterward pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing,

Figure l is an elevational view of my new curtain support shown inoperative curtainsupporting position upon a window-frame;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same; and r Fig. 3 is anenlarged fragmental view thereof.

Referring now more in detail to the said drawing, in which likereference characters indicate like parts throughout the several views, Aindicates a hollow rod or bar comprising two complementing members 1 and2 adapted to fit telescopically one within the other, as shown, wherebythe rod A is freely lengthwise or longitudinally adjustable.

Inclosed and concealed within the rod A,

r is a coiled spring 3 of suitable elasticity so 7 that rod A whenadjustably reduced to its tion of suitable wire shape shown.

It will be evident that, through the engagement of the ends. of thespring 3 with the capped or closed ends of the rod A, rod A will beadjusted in length as spring 3 is stretched or released; and accordinglyin use or operation, as the spring 3 is stretched by its hooks 6 topermit the hooks 6 to engage a window-frame, such as the frame F illustrated, the rod A will be correspondingly lengthened to provide acrossthe window a neat and convenient supporting-pole for a lace-curtain orthe like, the resiliency of the stretched spring 3, exerted through itshooks 6 upon the window-frame, firmly holding the pole or rod A incurtain-supporting position. It will be obvious that by slightly furtherextending the spring 3, the hooks 6 may when required be disengaged fromthe window-frame and spring 3 and rod A then permitted to return tonormal length. I

My new curtainsupport comprises few parts, is simple in construction,and is inexpensive of manufacture; and by my curtain-support I do awaywith the use of nails, screws, or other such fastening members andprovide a curtain-support which may with facility and convenience beoper atively engaged in curtain-supporting position upon thewindow-frame or the like by any housewife.

I am aware that minor changes in the form, construction, arrangement,and combination of the several parts of my curtain support may be madeand substituted for those herein shown and described with out departingfrom the nature and principle of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a curtain support comprising atelescopic pole having capped ends, resilient means within preferablybent to the the pole the ends'of which project through openings in thecapped ends and engage the same, and attaching means secured to saidprojecting ends for resiliently holding said support upon a window frameor the like.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a curtain support comprising ahollow telescopic pole having capped ends, a coiled spring within thepole extending lengthwise there 01" from end to end and engaging saidends, the terminals of said spring projecting through the ends of saidpole, and hooks directly connected to the projecting ends of the springwhereby the pole may be longitudinally extended for resilient supportupon a window frame or the like.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a curtain-support comprising ahollow lengthwise adjustable pole of telescopic sections, in combinationwith means for operatively securing the same in position upon awindowframe or the like, said means including a coiled spring extendinglengthwise within the pole, and engaging the outer ends of thetelescopic sections and hooks at the ends of the pole having engagementonly with the ends of the spring.

' 4. As a new article or" manufacture, a curtain support comprising incombination, a hollow pole consisting of complementing memberstelescopically adjustable relatively to each other, an extensile coiledspring extending lengthwise within, and having sengagement atits endswith theends' of said pole-members, and window-frame engaging hooks atthe ends of said pole-members having engagement only with the ends ofthe spring. 1

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

WILLIAM 'I. LEVI.

